päivitellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• bemoan verb To moan or complain about (something).
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.

Senses

päivitellä is used for these senses in English:

• bemoan (transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
• mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
• mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

bemoan — full definition

1. verb To moan or complain about (something).
2. verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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